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Fork in the road.

When the mute guards found out that the scouts were coming, they turned around without hesitation and ran towards Zhou An, who was running wildly on the country road.

At this time, Zhou An was following behind the guards and leading the eight killer leaders to move forward quickly.

The reason why he played as a striker was not that Zhou An wanted to take the lead, but that this group of killers was too slippery, and they were worried that the dumb guards who were spying on intelligence would be discovered, resulting in the failure of the operation.

In this way, Zhou An is at the forefront, and when he encounters Ning Wuxian's team, he can also make an excuse that he is here to play with horses.

When Zhou An heard that the eight people were aspiring to let him play as a striker as a team leader, he agreed without saying a word.

The reason why he agreed was not that he wanted to leave room for the assassination, but that there were other reasons.

"Phew!"

When Zhou An saw the dumb guards rushing towards him, he hurriedly grabbed the reins.

"Stop!"

"Ahh......hh

When the mute guard rushed to a distance of less than a step from the horse's head, he quickly made a few numbers with his hands.

Another guard hurriedly reported: "Ning Wuxian, they are only one mile away from the fork in the road, less than fifty zhang away from us, and if we go further, we will be discovered by the people they sent to explore the way, Master Hou, what should we do?" ”

"Today God help me, our side is the upper hand, the feather arrow can fly more than forty zhang, everyone work hard, ready to abandon the horse into the field, let the horse continue to run forward, we will go forward twenty zhang, in advance at the fork in the road to intercept and kill them, they must not think that there will be no one immediately!"

Zhou An's improvisation sounds extremely feasible.

Coupled with the sheer size of their convoy, they could already see the flickering torches across the half-human-tall golden rice fields.

It's a live target!

"Act quickly, or it's too late and we won't have a chance when they cross the fork in the road!"

Zhou An shouted, immediately turned over and dismounted, and drove the killers on the side of the official road to the rice field like ducks.

Seeing that Ning Wuxian's convoy was getting closer and closer, they naturally didn't want to give up this great opportunity.

In addition, Zhou An was able to make such a favorable judgment immediately when he encountered something unplanned, which also gave them great confidence in the success of their actions.

Only Zhou An and his guards knew.

All this was actually premeditated by Zhou An.

He didn't plan to go to the fork in the road to make a surprise attack from the beginning, so he deliberately pretended to be the leader of the team and ran wildly ahead.

After an unexpected situation, it is better to adjust the team and let the leading killers go to die.

He didn't know how many people Ning Wuxian had brought, but he also knew that the Ning family was definitely not vegetarians, not to mention Zhou Jingxian, who was so strong in martial arts that even the emperor's grandfather had praised her.

If they fight to the death, those who walk in the forefront will definitely become the soul of the sword.

And he, although he is good at using his brain, his martial arts are really commonplace, and when he really fights, it is safest to hide in the rear.

The killers swarmed into the rice paddies.

Zhou An turned his head and asked the mute guards beside him.

"Have you seen where Ning Wuxian and Zhou Jingxian are?"

"Ahh......hh

The mute guard shook his head, but gestured with another rectangular gesture.

Another guard hurriedly translated.

"The night was too dark to see clearly, I didn't see Ning Wuxian and Zhou Jingxian leading the team, but there was a carriage in the convoy."

Carriage?

Do you think it's safe to hide inside and be protected?

Zhou An said proudly: "They would never have imagined that I would not even take a look at each other, and directly use the bow and arrow to raid, in this way, it will expose where the two people are, and it also happens to make the killer with good eyesight in front of him not see where Zhou Jingxian is." ”

Let's talk about it.

Zhou An arranged for the two.

"Dumb follow me, you go to the front and tell them where the target is, and come back quickly while people are not looking."

Now there are only these two people around him who can be used.

Once the rain of arrows has passed, and there is still a fight left, he must make sure that he is safe.

"Little Marquis, don't worry, I'll go back when I go."

The guards didn't dare to say more, for fear that the killers around them would react, and hurriedly rushed towards the eight leaders.

Click......

Rustle rustle......

Rice stalks and grains bent and fell under the feet of the killers.

They didn't dare to get too close, so as not to be discovered by Ning Wuxian's convoy, and about thirty zhang away, the torches on the official road became brighter and brighter, gradually becoming clear from blur, and they finally saw the scale of the convoy clearly.

"There should be twenty or thirty cars, why are there so many?"

"What about those carts that are tall and big, not like perfume bottles, but like dry firewood?"

"What dry firewood, that's tobacco seeds, this thing is not heavy but occupies a large place, and it is easy to catch fire, fortunately all the feather arrows are prepared for us, I also think that I am not good at archery, get some fuel rockets, and burn them if you can't shoot them, fortunately I just want to think about it, otherwise it will catch fire, and it will definitely alarm the officers and soldiers who defend the city in Lai'an County."

Squeak squeak ~~

The leaders of the killers standing in front of them were suspicious when they heard the small sound of the vehicle with the seeds not far away.

Isn't it a lightweight tobacco seed?

Why does it make a sound like it is loaded with weight?

However, due to the darkness and the fact that they could not afford to illuminate, they could not see the details with the backlit torches alone.

Thinking that Zhou An had found out everything clearly and was fully prepared, plus they were all here, they didn't need to pay attention to what was in the car at all.

"Take a bow!"

The eldest killer gave the order.

All the killers took out the longbows they were carrying.

At this time, someone asked, "Didn't you say that Lord Xian was also in the convoy, what about people?" ”

As the convoy drew closer, it was only thirty feet away, but the killers could only see the coachmen in coarse linen clothes, and a carriage in the middle.

The most striking thing is the three people riding on horses in front of the carriage.

Although they didn't cover their faces, they couldn't see their specific looks from too far away, so they could only rely on the martial arts spirit on their bodies to determine that these three people were definitely not ordinary pawns, but martial arts masters.

It should be a veteran.

"I didn't find it, why don't you ask Gongzi Zhou?"

The elder leader's voice had just fallen.

Before he had time to find Zhou An, who had been leading the way, where he was now, he saw Zhou An's bodyguard coming out of the open space on the left.

"Ning Wuxian is in the carriage, Lord Xian's horse was tripped and left behind, everyone must take advantage of this opportunity to start, and the opportunity must not be lost."

The guard's words cheered up the killers.

It turned out that in addition to sending them to assassinate, Zhou An also called a helper to trip the leg of the county lord's horse.

When it comes to killing, Zhou An is more skilled than them and too reliable.

"So what are you waiting for, release the arrows!"

The elder leader gave an order.

The killers put their feathered arrows on the strings in unison, drew their bowstrings, and aimed them in the direction of the carriage.

Nearly a hundred feathered arrows pierced the void like a rainstorm.

Dump towards the wagon!